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Trent Alexander-Arnold in action during the Champions League final (Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

The full-back has enjoyed a brilliant season at Liverpool (Image: Liverpool FC)

Both he and Ben Woodburn perform the task as they appreciate their standing within the team.

The report also reveals a time in pre-season when the teenager had to mark Franck Ribery. Alexander-Arnold thought it would show mental fragility if he asked for the Frenchman's shirt ahead of the Audi Cup clash.

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Alexander-Arnold is going to the World Cup with England (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

It is this kind of humility that has proved Gerrard's 2012 comments about the youngster to be right.

"Trent has a terrific chance of making it as a top professional," Gerrard wrote in his 2012 autobiography, My Story. "He's quite leggy but he's got a lovely frame and seems to have all the attributes you need. He has the right attitude."